Relationship issues and successful leadership blend beautifully in this meditation by Jan and I as we take apart the conscious and unconscious aspects of leadership. Even in a two person business, how each person relates to their self leadership responsibilities and their constantly changing leader-supporter interactions with the other determines their chances for success and…
“Ego is the invisible line item on every company’s profit and loss statement.” —David Marcum and Steven Smith in egonomics: What Makes Ego Our Greatest Asset (or Most Expensive Liability). Does your ego lead to business losses and might it cost you your marriage and business partnership? Why don’t you take this free assessment and…
Aldo and Barbara Maresca are old friends of mine, their tiny, original Los Gatos, CA, restaurant was the site of my 50th birthday party. A sweeter couple you’ll never find. Telling you about the huge success they now enjoy brings tears of joy to my eyes. 21 years ago Aldo Maresca emigrated here from Sorrento,…
James R. Hahn is a very successful live performance artist (see his work here) and creator of truly authentic audience experiences. This couple’s business inspiration has been co-starring for 30 years with his wife Kay. Whether it was music early in their career or the live performances and murals they do today this pair challenges…
If I say to you now “get naked”, can you easily do it? Can you step into your authenticity, fearlessly, fully and completely? Every day I see how people struggle to find their voice – whether they run a large organization or a small business… or even in their relationship with their loved ones… So,…
Do you absolutely love what you do and are a magician at doing it but the business doesn’t seem to be responding? Want to know what to do about it? I survived just such a bad relationship with my business and believe my confession here might help you find your answer. First though, let’s agree…
Nellie and Phil Akalp’s success story proves how important it is to actually love one another, have complimentary skill sets, exemplary character, a sense of humor and most important take total advantage of dumb luck, to run a successful business…together. In 1997 marginal law student Phil, who was an early adopter of something called the…
Have you ever wondered why the life you envisioned when you were younger, the life that had all the dreams and hopes in the world, somehow turned into a stale, predictable, passionless or just “ok” life? Remember, that life you imagined, that promised to be a thrilling adventure full of electrifying victories and exhilarating experiences?…
“Excuse me, do you sell rabbits?” – That’s the question that often comes to mind when I first go over communication collateral, positioning and web strategy with new clients. These are the things that are supposed to win business – to convert website visitors into actual customers. An adorable little girl walked into a pet…
